Monthly Archives: July 2010

Applesauce-oat bran muffins

Applesauce-oat bran muffins

#209 – Page 229 Easiness: 5 Tastiness: 5 Awesome, easy, and relatively healthy. I loved these muffins. There isn’t much else to say. The batter is about as …

 

Peanut-ginger-sesame cookies

Peanut-ginger-sesame cookies

#217 – Page 238 Easiness: 4 Tastiness: 4 These cookies grow on you. The ginger is pretty overpowering at first but then you get used to it and …

 

Carrot-pineapple sunshine muffins

Carrot-pineapple sunshine muffins

#205 – Page 226 Easiness: 3 Tastiness: 3 I’ve made this recipe several times now, and generally I don’t think it is as good as basic carrot cake. …

 

Pistachio-rose water cookies

Pistachio-rose water cookies

#211 – Page 233 Easiness: 3 Tastiness: 4 I took these pretty cookies to a party and I think they went over very well. The green pistachios make …

 

Southwestern corn pudding

Southwestern corn pudding

#124 – Page 151 Easiness: 4 Tastiness: 5 Fantastic. I’m going to make endless variations of this recipe. Onions, all kinds of peppers, tomatoes, even peas or carrots …

 

Individual heart-shaped apple galettes

Individual heart-shaped apple galettes

#229 – Page 249 Easiness: 3 Tastiness: 2 Don’t make this. I only got one pretty heart out of the 6, it doesn’t taste as good as it …

 

Pumpkin-cranberry scones

Pumpkin-cranberry scones

#203 – Page 225 Easiness: 5 Tastiness: 5 These were pretty easy to make, although I cheated a little bit and used dried cranberries instead of fresh ones. …

 

Rutabaga puree

Rutabaga puree

#72 – Page 111 Easiness: 5 Tastiness: 3 I actually used turnips for this. The recipe said I could and I had them on hand, so I guess …

 

Maple and brown sugar pinwheels

Maple and brown sugar pinwheels

#210 – Page 230 Easiness: 2 Tastiness: 2 Don’t get confused by the title, these are really cinnamon rolls, and my mom’s are better. One problem is that …

 

Rumnog pecan cookies

Rumnog pecan cookies

#218 – Page 238 Easiness: 4 Tastiness: 4 This was a pretty tasty cookie, although I could definitely taste the rum. I’m usually not a big fan of …